William Benjamin NELSON

Regimental number6619
Place of birthMt Gambier South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressWatheroo, Western Australia
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation44
Next of kinSon, I Nelson, c/o R H McDonald, Clydesdale Street, Victoria Park, Western Australia
Enlistment date26 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 29 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Corps Headquarters
FateReturned to Australia 6 January 1919